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S 1441 115th Congress Senate Health Appropriations Education programs funding Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medical education

Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017

Introduced: June 26, 2017 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely: (1) enhanced funding for the community health centers program and the National Health Service Corps, and (2) grants for federally qualified health centers and nurse-managed health centers to train family nurse practitioners to become primary care providers. The bill makes appropriations for capital projects under the community health centers program.

The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely a program that pays teaching health centers to establish or expand graduate medical residency training programs.
What's happening now June 26, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3059 Identical bill Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1441: Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1441/
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"S. 1441: Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1441/.
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